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South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, and bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean.

As part of the Americas, South America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.

South America offers a range of travel options - with stunning coastlines, vibrant cities, historic colonial towns, mountainous treks and the vast and bio-diverse Amazonian rainforest.

Highlights

• Angel Falls, Canaima National Park Venezuela
• Merida, Venezuela
• Amazon River Basin, Brazil/Peru/Bolivia
• The Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Brazil
• Iguaçu Falls, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay
• The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
• Huascarán National Park, Peru
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
• Atacama Desert, Chile
• Wine Regions of Chile and Argentina
• Snow Skiing-Valle Nevado(Chile), Chillan(Chile), Las Lenas(Argentina)
• Puerto Varas, Chile; Bariloche, Argentina
• Torres del Paine, Chile
• Ushuaia, Argentina

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By Scotteholden
November 7th 2009

premiro dias Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Santa Teresa

Im still alive. Im in Rio. Having a great time. This city is incredible. I will make it short today and update with pics and more details soon. The bus, car and motorcycle drivers are freggin nuts. I really cant describe it. If you drove like this in the states you would go to jail. But somehow it works and no one crashes. People know how to drive here. I love it. My Portugese still is pathetic and not sure it will ever be good it seems. I dont have internet anymore so I will post when I can but got [View Full Entry]

By Wac
November 7th 2009

One Nighter to Valparaiso! South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

Last weekend some friends and I took a bus to Valparaiso, a beachtown about an hour and a half way from Santiago. It´s a really cute place, famous for it´s hills that are covered in multicolored houses overlooking the ocean. We went for a jazz show, ate Chorialla (a mountain of french fries topped with beef, egg and onions, it´s ah-mazing!) then danced it off until 5am! [View Full Entry]

By Over the Andes the Hard Way
November 7th 2009

Cusco to Puno at Lake Titicaca South America

Rumicolca (A pre-inca attempt at building an aqueduct)

Leaving Cusco was obviously nescessary but one of the most difficult challenges thus far! It was an easy ride out of Cusco down hill and what ensued was a fairly problem free day though jam packed full of local attractions. We took refuge from the baking midday sun in the reasonably interesting Rumicolca ruins, a pre Inca, Huari Empire aqueduct. We had lunch (a very reasonably priced bowl of chicken soup) in a small seemingly sleepy town called Andahuaylillas. We felt we were obliged to take a wander around the local colonial church, a surprisingly impressive building but all in all [View Full Entry]

An unusual camp. Dinner in a volcanic bath?

By anne125
November 6th 2009

Taganga South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Taganga

Taganga
La plage

Aaaahh Taganga... On a pas fait grand chose là-bas, mais quel bonheur de pouvoir se reposer sur les plages des Caraibes!! Taganga est aussi très réputé pour la plongée et offre des prix plus que raisonnables. Enfin, après 2 jours, on commencait à s'ennuyer alors on a décidé de poursuivre nos diplomes de plongée sous marine. Nous avions déjà notre PADI open water (le 1er niveau en plongée). 2ème étape, c'est l'Advanced open water: la formation incluait 7 plongées dont une de nuit. C'était la 1ere fois qu'on replongeait depuis 1 an et nous voila partis à 27 mètres de profondeur [View Full Entry]

By Hewlett Blog
November 6th 2009

BEAUTIFUL CUENCA South America » Ecuador

Cuenca's Skyline

Well we have been blown away by Cuenca. We arrived 3 days ago after an arduous 11 hour bus trip from Quito, checked into an interesting Hotel where we stayed in the loft and had a very chilly night. After a quick change of hotel in the morning, we headed off to a Military Parade. We had timed our trip to Cuenca to coincide with their annual celebration of their Independence from Spain. (189 years this year). The parade was impressive and went on for well over an hour. So many people had turned out for the event that it was [View Full Entry]

By Diveferfun
November 6th 2009

So Much for the Equator Being Hot South America » Ecuador » West » Montañita

Nothing new this morning...same construction and sleep scenario. I headed into town to to check up on the civil strife in the states and low and behold as soon as I sit down, the power goes out all through town...so I guess it´s time for breakfast. I head down the row and find Morritz eating at Tiki Limbo, so I join him. I could only get eggs and toast since there was no pump for the water for tea and no blender for juice...yay. I waited around forever for the check and it never came, so I just dropped 2 bucks [View Full Entry]

By Dave125
November 6th 2009

Cartagena South America » Colombia » Cartagena

In the town square where they used to sell slaves or something like that

Hey everyone, just added photos to lots of my previous blogs so you can see what ive been up to plus a few here from Cartagena. [View Full Entry]

By Mark1981
November 6th 2009

Would could be more normal than a Northerner down a mine South America » Bolivia

Photo 2

The chicken bus to Potosi only cost me £2.80. I felt somewhat over charged considering the the death trap on wheels which I was about to board would be lucky if it make it to the end of the street never mind Potosi. When I got on the bus, a lady was sat in the seat which I had booked. Now, under normal circumstances I would have let her sit there without a problem, but the amount of times I have been asked to vacate a seat whilst in South America because it has been booked then it felt quite good [View Full Entry]

By Diveferfun
November 6th 2009

She Thinks I´m Cute South America » Ecuador » West » Montañita

So I slept in today till about 11 then headed into town for breakfast. While waiting for my food to arrive, I saw Marissa passing on her way to the internet cafe. She sat down to join me. Apparently last night Raul got tanked again and made it back to the room around 5 am again...this time he apparently walked in circles for an hour in the room until he finally crawled into bed...half this time Sandra was in her bed scared of what he might do but didn´t say anything. Marissa told me Sandra is thinking about moving rooms because [View Full Entry]

By amatth11
November 5th 2009

Scorchio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

So.. .(only kidding) We caught the boat back to the mainland yesterday, then travelled a couple of hours on a packed local bus down the coast, past a nuclear power station, and on to Paraty - an old colonial town with brightly coloured windows and doors, and roughly cobbled streets that flood at high tide. I say flood, but I guess that´s more at the Spring tides - it did come in a bit yesterday, and I went back to one of the churches last night to see if I could get a nice photo at the top of the tide, [View Full Entry]

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